Variegated Snail-eater
Dipsas variegata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dipsas
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 9
- How common
- Recorded in 41 places on iNaturalist
About
Variegated Snail-eater (Dipsas variegata) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical dry forest and 15 more. Recorded in 41 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Coastal Scrub
- Amazon Rainforest
- Amazon Lowland Rainforest
- Amazon Terra Firme Forest
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Guiana Shield Rainforest
- Caatinga Dry Forest
- Coastal Restinga
- Caribbean Moist Forest
Related snakes
- James Peters's Snail-eater Dipsas jamespetersi
- Bolivian Tree Snake Dipsas turgida
- Neuwied's Tree Snake Dipsas neuwiedi
- Dunn's Tree Snake Dipsas vagrans
- La Villa's Snail-eater Dipsas lavillai
- Jan's Tree Snake Dipsas vagus
- O'Neill's Tree Snake Dipsas oneilli
- Dipsas oligozonata
- Williams' Tree Snake Dipsas williamsi
- Boulenger's Tree Snake Dipsas ventrimaculata
- Serra do Cariri Snail Eater Dipsas bothropoides
- Brazilian Snail Eater Dipsas mikanii
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.